hi, i am fostering a stray kitten. i have had him for about 2 and a half weeks. he had about 4 or 5 fleas on him when i first got him. i gave him a dawn detergent bath on the first day and thought he was flea free. however, a few days later, i saw one flea on him. so i gave him another dawn bath. i thought that would have killed all the fleas until i noticed another flea last week. this time,i learned to soap around his neck area first. i also tracked down and killed that one remaining flea. (used petroleum jelly on a qtip to immobilize the flea). i hope he is now flea-free. as for his weight, on day 5, he weighed 15 ozs. on day 14 he was 1 lb 2.5 ozs. do i need to test him for worms? if yes, can i just bring some of his poop to the vet or does he need to be examined as well?
i also was told by a cat lady to not feed him any fish cat food as it full of toxins. she also said not to give beef, duck or rabbit. so besides chicken and turkey, what can i feed him?
the cat lady also said male kittens are best neutered around 9 months. is that true? i was planning on turning him into the humane society but they neuter at 2lbs so that is way younger than 9 months.
oh one last thing–i took this kitten because he was found on the side of the road by a woman who could not foster him. however, i later learned sometimes kittens are not abandoned by their mothers, that the mother might just be out hunting for food. i don’t have any way to contact the woman who found him. if i cannot find its mother, will he be okay?
he seems alert and is getting playful. thank you!